Friday, November 20

Original programming

I was watching what seems to be a remake of a British show in the 60s called The Prisoner. The updated version is just 6 episodes so it's safe to say I'm already done the whole thing, and I thought it was pretty good! Not amazing but it was interesting and shockingly (as can be said for much of my existence) included so many Simpsons references that I recognized.

There are so many shows today that just lack imagination, it just doesn't give viewers enough credit. No wonder sci-fi stuff gets cult followings.. I mean who really LIKES Stargate SG1? Nobody. But it's sure a creative and different story than: Oh someone was found dead, let's discover who did it/what happened by: working the story backwards (Without a Trace, Flashpoint) going through a bunch of DNA, fibers and particles (CSI: ny, miami, las vegas..etc) scaring people into telling us (Law and Order SVU) or plain clever deduction (The Mentalist, one other show I can't think of right now). I say that full well liking The Mentalist. The rest of the shows? Pretty much just medical dramas. I have never been so uninterested in broken bodies, crime and dead people.. TV made it predictable!

This is why I will be extremely sad when Lost ends this season... at least I have Mad Men? and Fringe, sort of.. when I can stand the blonde chick and her hair.. and Flashforward has the potential to be really good. Can anyone make it so there's one show like this every night? All I ask for is 5.

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About Me

30 Before 30 List

1. book a trip to Vegas
2. participate in the Relay for Life event, for my grandfather
3. update a room in my house to completion
4. make some DIY art
5. add a spicy food to my life
6. throw out old clothes
7. finally celebrate a St. Patty's Day
8. connect with a childhood friend
9. figure out how to juice my food
10. decorate the house for a holiday that isn't xmas/bday
11. master a 5 course meal
12. host a dinner party for said meal
13. have a running routine
14. decide on the tattoo I want
15. 10 good deeds
16. assemble one of the kids toys by myself
17. donate blood
18. make a trip to pizza depot
19. make a school mom friend
20. make a crafty school treat
21. take my mom out for dinner
22. own a real pair of boots
23. get a grown up wallet
24. be blonde again
25. visit outdoor hot baths
26. put together a video of the kids
27. send Andrea a gift
28. shop at Costco
29. bake my kids birthday cakes
30. move into a bigger house